The Global Station for Soft Matter (GSS) at the Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE) has announced its joint symposium with Impulsing Paradigm Change through Disruptive Technologies Programme (ImPACT) budgeted by the Cabinet Office, Japan. Arranged as a part of their International Soft Matter Summer School in Hokkaido, the event will welcome the Summer School lecturers and also researchers from Kohzo Ito PM’s team, ImPACT as speakers.